Author: Greater Media
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Savings plan would assist new graduates
Terrified. That is how I feel when I think about my life after college. The graduating class of 2015 worked extremely hard to reach this point. Unfortunately, it also required a lot of money. Along with our diplomas, we will be leaving college with more than $1.2 trillion in debt. Even with the job market…
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Plantar fasciitis can be helped with physical therapy
Crest Physical Therapy frequently treats plantar fasciitis, a common foot condition that causes heel pain. It occurs in as many as 2 million Americans per year and 10 percent of the population over their lifetimes. The plantar fascia is a thick band of tissue connecting the heel to the ball of the foot that can…
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Yoga Gangsters threeday Yoga Outreach Certification Program to be held Sept. 18-20
The Ornstein Family Foundation, Affiliated Foot and Ankle Center, LLP and The Ohana Rising Yoga School are excited to bring Yoga Gangsters, a Miami-based national non-profit organization whose mission is to empower youth by addressing the symptoms of trauma and poverty using the practice of yoga, delivering messages of empowerment around self-respect, self-control, and self-awareness,…
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Horgan named Borough Council president
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK – Councilwoman Kathy Horgan has been chosen to be the new Borough Council president. Horgan, a Democrat, succeeds former councilman Arthur Murphy, who resigned from council Aug. 10. “Arthur Murphy III was a great council president who executed his duties professionally and graciously. I have big shoes to…
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SkimBash slated in Sea Bright
The Jersey Shore Skim Camp and Sea Bright Recreation will host the 12th annual Pro/Am SkimBash skimboarding competition from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Sea Bright beach. The rain date is Sept. 13. Beginner and professional skimboarders will demonstrate their skills and compete for prizes. The pro division will compete for a cash…
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Exploring the risk factors for prostate cancer
In the United States, one in six men can expect to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, while there is a one in seven chance that a Canadian man will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point during his lifetime. Those elevated incidence rates could be a byproduct of an aging population, as age is…
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Get jazzed about N.J. wines at the Jazz It Up Wine Festival
TOP PICK The Jazz it Up Wine Festival will be held Sept. 5 and 6 at historic Allaire State Park. New Jersey’s largest wine festival will feature 17 Garden State Wine Growers Association wineries, nearly 300 locally produced wines to sample, live jazz performances, kids’ activities, and delicious food and craft vendors. The festival will…
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Jersey Blues in search of 3rd straight national championship
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Brianna Penix, middle, from Ocean Township is one of Brookdale Community College’s five returning starters from last year’s women’s national championship soccer team. The Jersey Blues are seeking an unprecedented third straight National Junior College Athletic Association Division III title.
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Redbirds work to play as a team in rebuilding year
By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent In a preseason of uncertainty amid total rebuilding, Allentown High School boys soccer coach Andrew Plunkett finally is getting a read on his team and whether it can be competitive as it has been over the past three seasons. “We’ve got some talent. It’s just a matter of them playing together,”…
